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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, H. MORRISON, of Steubenville, in the county of Jefferson, and Stateot' Ohio, have invented-anew and improved Combined Foot-Rest and Kneeling-Board; and l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a rear view of a church pew with my improvement attached.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same. taken through the line a; iig. l, and showing my improvement arranged es a kneeling-board.

Figure 3 is the same view as fig. 2, but showing my improvement arranged as a foot-res Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

My invention consists in the combination of rubber springs and bearings with a foot-rest and kneelingboard of a church pew, and with the end boards, in such a manner as to permit the said foot-board and kneelingrest to be reversed and pass gently, without noise, into the position required, either as a kneeling-board or foot-rest.

A is the back, B the seat, and C thecnd boards of a church pew, about the construction o which there is nothing new, D is the combined foot-rest and kneeling-board, one side of which is upholstered suitably for a foot-rest and the other suitably for a kneeling-board. The ends of the board D arc pivoted to the side boards C of the pew, or to brackets E attached to said sideboards, the pivoting points being so located that when the board D is in the position shown in tig. 2 it will be convenient for use as a kneeling-board; and, when reversed into the position shown in iig. 3, it will be convenient for a footrest. lo the side boards C, or to the brackets E, are attached or formed thereon suppbrting-pins or arms e and e2, npon which are placed, or to which are secured, rubber bearings, so' that the board D may be reversed at any time Without noise. For the same purpose, and also to assist in controlling the said board D, the rubber springs F are used, one end of which is attached to the end edges of the board D at a little distance from the pivoting points of said board, and their other ends are attached to the side boards C of the pew above the said pivoting points, as shown in ligs. l, 2, and 3. These springs F, by their elasticity, partially support the board D and enable it to be easily reversed, and cause it to pass down gently to its supports or bearings e1 or e2. The brackets E may be made of wood or metal, as may be most convenient.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the rubber springs F and bearings el e2, with the footrest and kneeling-board D, and with the end boards() of the pew, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth.

The above speeilication of my invention signed by me this 13th day of September, 1866.

' H. MORRISON.

Witnesses:

JOHN PEARCE, GEORGE H. Born. 

